新概念英語第二冊習慣用語大全:Lesson 40

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Lesson 40
    1.dinner party 宴會,聚餐會
    dinner party 晚宴
    例句:I've been invited to a dinner party at Janet's. Do you think I should bring something?
    我被邀請去參加珍妮特家的晚宴。你認為我該帶些東西嗎?
    2.look up 1.向上看,抬頭看2.查閱(字典、書目…)
    look up to 尊敬
    例句:1.Doctor Brown is someone all of the students look up to.
    布朗博士是所有學生都很尊敬的人。
    2.Diane looked up to her teacher.
    黛安娜很尊敬她的老師。
    look up 查閱(check sth. in a book, dictionary or encyclopedia)
    例句:He tooks up "film" and "movies" and finally finds an article entitled "Motion Picture”.
    他查了查¨film"和"movies"這兩個詞條,結果發(fā)現(xiàn)了一篇名為"Motion Picture"的文章。
    A:Do you know the name of the sculpture?
    A:你知道這個雕塑的名稱嗎?
    B:We can look it up in the catalogue.
    B:我們可以查一查目錄。
    3.next to 靠近,挨著
    in next to no time 很快,馬上(該習語意思和in second to no time一樣)
    例句:Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
    A:這臺復印機你得用很長時間嗎?
    B:I'll be through in next to no time.
    B:我一會兒就用完了。
    4.set n. 座位
    aisle seat 過道旁邊的座位
    例句:I preferred to sit in an aisle seat.
    我更喜歡坐過道旁邊的座位。
    5.tight adj. 繃緊的;拉緊的;密封的
    tight lipped 嘴巴緊的,不多說的
    例句:He is tight lipped about his relationship with his girlfriend.
    他從不多說與女友之間的關系。
    tight budget 預算很緊;手頭很緊
    例句:I have a tight budget for this semester.
    這學期我手頭很緊。